Press Statement
Friday, 24 April 2009
The state government should look into the case of a factory in Prai which dismissed 94 local workers through voluntary service scheme (VSS) and later recruited 14 foreign workers, said Penang Gerakan Assistant Secretary Goh Kheng Sneah.
Goh said according to a report in a vernacular newspaper, the factory would be recruiting another 16 foreign workers soon.
Goh said the state government should take steps to ensure that factories gave priority to locals to fill up vacancies.
“Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, in early this year, had said the Penang government wanted to be the first state to implement Malaysian first policy to increase job opportunities for locals and not to be dependent on foreign labour. What has happened now?” Goh asked.
Goh asked the state government to take steps to protect local workers’ interest and pay greater attention on the job market, in view of the current global economic crisis.
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